“He painstakingly glazed over each layer of his paintings, using a white background which reflected the color back to the viewer’s eyes, giving the surface a luminescent quality and pure colors. He often made the frames for his works with columns and molding of intricate detail, and he went to great lengths in making the crates in which to ship his works, sometimes even decorating the insides and outsides with paintings. The shipping labels were adorned with cartoon characters and graphic designs.”
– Maxfield Parrish: A Retrospective 
Author: Laurence S. Cutler & Judy Goffman Cutler